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fran townsend broke this story moments ago. also on the phone johnny isakson and michael turner, republican from ohio. senator isakson, your reaction to this information? >> well, this thing mystifies me. we have an administration apparently without a policy. we're looking the other way, we're referring to the tragic death of an ambassador as a bump in the road. i do not understand the continuance of the president to look the other way and not admit this was obviously a terrorist attack. i cannot believe the fbi is not on the ground yet an there's not enough cooperation to get them there. >> congressman turner, if the fbi investigators have yet to step foot in benghazi, how is the investigation supposed to be credible? >> obviously it can't be. this goes right to the failure of this administration's policies in libya. we have to put it in context of a year ago. the president spent nearly a billion u.s. dollars with warships off the coast of libya attacking the moammar gadhafi regime for the purposes of transitioning libya witho
fran townsend broke this story moments ago. also on the phone johnny isakson and michael turner, republican from ohio. senator isakson, your reaction to this information? >> well, this thing mystifies me. we have an administration apparently without a policy. we're looking the other way, we're referring to the tragic death of an ambassador as a bump in the road. i do not understand the continuance of the president to look the other way and not admit this was obviously a terrorist attack....
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bob baer, fran townsend, thanks. >>> up next, supreme court secrets. the vast divide between president obama and the court. the legendary justice who said the republican party is destroying the country. jeff toobin reveals never before heard details in his new book "the oath." he joins us for his first television interview about the book. >>> and later, cnn's max foster talks to prince william about the controversy surrounding the photos taken of the duchess of cambridge kate middleton. i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hosp
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homeland security adviser to president bush fran townsend. and author and actor and apparent teaer of at least a year, tony danza. >> it is tuesday, september 11th. "starting point" begins right now. >> and good morning to you. thank you so much for being with us here. our starting point here, no signs of progress. but no deal yet. we say yet, for these 30,000 teachers just about on strike in the city of chicago. which means, 350,000 students have yet another unscheduled day off. >> we are the union. >> the teachers want what they consider to be a fair contract. casey wian is at manuel perez junior elementary school in chicago. and casey, depending on who you listen to, there was some movement toward a deal overnight. but there are still some sticking points. >> that's right, john. there are absolutely some sticking points. the two sides both say that a deal is within reach. but two major issues remain. and they weren't even talking about those issues last night. the first one is something that the teachers are actually not legally authorized
homeland security adviser to president bush fran townsend. and author and actor and apparent teaer of at least a year, tony danza. >> it is tuesday, september 11th. "starting point" begins right now. >> and good morning to you. thank you so much for being with us here. our starting point here, no signs of progress. but no deal yet. we say yet, for these 30,000 teachers just about on strike in the city of chicago. which means, 350,000 students have yet another unscheduled...
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cnn national security correspondent fran townsend joins us now. as we often mention, fran is a former white house homeland security adviser and a member of the security adviser committee and was recently in libya with her xworm, mccann drew & forbes. also with us, bob bear and we have the daily beast. you have new reporting. >> so you understand when this happens and the fbi opens the investigation one of the first thing is go to the state department and say, please request permission for to us enter the country, get to the crime scene, benghazi, and please request that we will have the security and the ability to do that, that we will have access to the crime scene, that we will have access to any individuals that the libyans take into custody. none of that has -- while the fbi has made that request, we found out from senior law enforcement officials, while the fbi has made it to tripoli, they never made it to benghazi. >> haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> no, they have no. the fbi has finally made it to tripoli, they haven't been on the
cnn national security correspondent fran townsend joins us now. as we often mention, fran is a former white house homeland security adviser and a member of the security adviser committee and was recently in libya with her xworm, mccann drew & forbes. also with us, bob bear and we have the daily beast. you have new reporting. >> so you understand when this happens and the fbi opens the investigation one of the first thing is go to the state department and say, please request permission...
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thanks very much to fran townsend. next, a member of congress cleared of ethics violations after a three-year investigation and a pretty amazing price tag for taxpayers. so does that add up? >>> and later, members of a jailed russian punk band have gained the support of yoko ono ahead of a court hearing that could set them free. the husband of one of the band members and his little daughter soms "outfront" tonight. an be rh on the lower back and your upper thighs. you have some nasty aches and pains. i really like advil® because it takes care of it all. neck ache, shoulder pain and definitely lower back pain. i use advil® because my wife, she's a nurse, she recommended it. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil®. and if pain keeps you up, sleep better with advil® pm. ♪ home of the brave. ♪ it's where fear goes unwelcomed... ♪ and certain men... find a way to rise above. this is the land of giants. ♪ guts. glory. ram. >>> our third story "outfront," congresswoman max wean waters not guil
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joining us now is fran townsend a cnn contributor who is a former cia security council advisory member. as i said, you met with ambassador stevens. he had told another source that he was on the al qaeda hit list, that there were security concerns. >> you know, we had a long conversation, especially about darnah, to the east of benghazi. and we talked about the increase in numbers and access to weap s weapons. he suggested i go to benghazi. it was august 29th, less than two weeks before he was killed. the other thing worth mentioning, as senator mccain said to you, chris stevens had been in benghazi. he was with the rebels. and my take on the situation was that it was fragile and i was worried about the militias. and chris stevens perspective was, it was not as bad as it was at the height of fighting. the lack of security and security forces and their organization and training was shocking to me. i'm not sure that he was incredibly comfortable there especially with the familiarity with those in benghazi. >> the other thing which we don't have information on yet is whether those concerns
joining us now is fran townsend a cnn contributor who is a former cia security council advisory member. as i said, you met with ambassador stevens. he had told another source that he was on the al qaeda hit list, that there were security concerns. >> you know, we had a long conversation, especially about darnah, to the east of benghazi. and we talked about the increase in numbers and access to weap s weapons. he suggested i go to benghazi. it was august 29th, less than two weeks before he...
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also fran townsend also a member of the cia's external advisory committee and last month was in libya with her employer. what do you make of what arwa was reporting based on what she was told by libyan officials on the ground? >> i think it's completely plausible that the compound had been attacked in june. the british ambassador had been attacked, icrc had been attacked twice. it was clear there's a running threat in libya. and, you know, frankly anderson this compound was underprotected in that sort of situation. i've served in places like this. and, you know, there was watchtowers, sandbags machine guns, and a safe room is really truly a safe roo. and if this was just a residential compound, it was underprotected. >> fran, what do you make of it? it sounds like if they were warned three days before that's pretty damning, no? >> it is anderson. and there's a couple of points to be made here. first of all, who did they speak to at the consulate? and what did those u.s. consulate employees do with that information? did they pass it on? did it get to the regional security officer who w
also fran townsend also a member of the cia's external advisory committee and last month was in libya with her employer. what do you make of what arwa was reporting based on what she was told by libyan officials on the ground? >> i think it's completely plausible that the compound had been attacked in june. the british ambassador had been attacked, icrc had been attacked twice. it was clear there's a running threat in libya. and, you know, frankly anderson this compound was underprotected...
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homeland security adviser fran townsend with us. our national security contributor and member of the external advisory committee. she visited egypt with her employer. and we have a fellow at stanford hoover institution is that firing in the background right now? >> actually, anderson, that is protesters firing fireworks in the direction of security forces which are literally right below this balcony and this is happening sort of on an hourly basis throughout the day and well into the night. >> so what is the atmosphere like? and is this still about that video? >> it is. i mean, we spent some time speaking to the protesters and that obviously -- that video is what they acclaim or explain is the reason for their presence outside of the embassy. but as i've seen in previous clashes here in cairo, a dynamic sets in, where it's really a fight between basically young men who are sort of high on adrenaline against the security forces, and sort of the politics seems to disappear. but obviously, symbolically, the fact that these clashes have
homeland security adviser fran townsend with us. our national security contributor and member of the external advisory committee. she visited egypt with her employer. and we have a fellow at stanford hoover institution is that firing in the background right now? >> actually, anderson, that is protesters firing fireworks in the direction of security forces which are literally right below this balcony and this is happening sort of on an hourly basis throughout the day and well into the...
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. >> fran townsend, told us she was meeting with the ambassador recently about a month or so ago and met with ambassador stevens in tripoli and though he arrived with a armored vehicle, he had no security at all with him, and that surprised her at the time. i mean, it seems that i have never seen an ambassador who does not have in a war zone and a place like libya with threats who does not have a larger entourage of security, and is this an intelligence failure or what do you attribute it to? >> i attribute it to chris stevens who is a brave man. he lived in a hotel in benghazi during the fighting, but it is also clear that the security people should have given him more security, particularly in benghazi. as you know, that country is divided very badly, and there's significant competition, and there's far more islamic influence in that part of libya than in tripoli. >> you previously mentioned that people in the obama administration said it was not a planned attack and sort of the offshoot of this youtube video, but the director of the terro terrorist scenter said that it did appear
. >> fran townsend, told us she was meeting with the ambassador recently about a month or so ago and met with ambassador stevens in tripoli and though he arrived with a armored vehicle, he had no security at all with him, and that surprised her at the time. i mean, it seems that i have never seen an ambassador who does not have in a war zone and a place like libya with threats who does not have a larger entourage of security, and is this an intelligence failure or what do you attribute it...
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joining us is fran townsend a cia contributor from the security council advisory. fran, what do we know about this? there are two strands to the story that are breaking today. one was that he feared he was on an al qaeda hit list and that the ring leader for the attack may have been somebody at guantanamo bay and release bad tok l -- released back to america, and what do we know about these things? >> let's start with with the guantanamo detainee. i have not seen it, but in reports, the man who is the leaders of the splinter al sharia who is related to the islamic el mag reshgseb and as you pointed out that the center of the islamic center said it was a terrorist attack, and if you look at the top of the terrorist leader list, he would be at the top. >> where does this leave us going forward? >> well, no question that given when i was in libya and tripoli and met with ambassador stevens he acknowledged to me in a long conversation that in fact there was an increase of extremism in libya and he encouraged me to go the benghazi to see that the situation was getting m
joining us is fran townsend a cia contributor from the security council advisory. fran, what do we know about this? there are two strands to the story that are breaking today. one was that he feared he was on an al qaeda hit list and that the ring leader for the attack may have been somebody at guantanamo bay and release bad tok l -- released back to america, and what do we know about these things? >> let's start with with the guantanamo detainee. i have not seen it, but in reports, the...
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first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversation, especially with darna, to the east of benghazi, and he was aware of the increased threat. we talked about them increasing in numbers and threats, access to weapons. consistent with what you heard, he suggested i go to benghazi. august 29th, so less than two weeks before he was killed. he understood it was heating up, but because of my background, thought i would have an appreciation of it. the other thing worth mentioning, as senator mccain said to you, you know, chris stevens had been in benghazi, before gadhafi fell, was with the rebels. my take on the security situation, it was very fragile, very chaotic, worried about the militias, and chris stevens' perspective, it was certainly not as bad as it had been during the height of the fighting, so i really was -- as we were looking
first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversation, especially with darna, to the east of benghazi, and he was aware of the increased threat. we talked about them increasing in numbers and threats, access to weapons. consistent with what you heard, he suggested i go to benghazi. august 29th, so less...
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national security analyst fran townsend got some of them. so did cnn contributor bob baer. fran, of course, is the former white house homeland security advisor, a current member of the cnn's external advisory board. she recently traveled to libya with her employer, mcandrew and forbes. bob is a former cia officer with deep experience in the middle east and the arab world. also on the phone from tripoli, cnn cnn's jomana karachi. i'm a little surprised, fran, how they can say -- how they are painting what's happening on the ground in libya, especially based on what you're hearing from sources. >> look, anderson, we have not -- this is not the first international terrorism investigation regrettably going back to the east africa embassy bombings in the late '90s, the "uss cole" in 2000. we understand how to do these. the fbi's got protocols about what does it look like when you have to deploy investigators and forensic folks to collect evidence overseas. so this is not the first time they've done it. they understand that in order to do that effectively, you have to have protec
national security analyst fran townsend got some of them. so did cnn contributor bob baer. fran, of course, is the former white house homeland security advisor, a current member of the cnn's external advisory board. she recently traveled to libya with her employer, mcandrew and forbes. bob is a former cia officer with deep experience in the middle east and the arab world. also on the phone from tripoli, cnn cnn's jomana karachi. i'm a little surprised, fran, how they can say -- how they are...
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let me just provide a little context with fran townsend. you're a national security contributor and a member of the cia external advisory committee and just last month you visited libya with your employer mcandrews and forbes. what did the law enforcement source tell you when it comes to the attack in benghazi? >> well, look, the investigator sense from being on the ground has been from they said to me day one that this was a terror attack and i think that's consistent hearing from barbara starr and the secretary of defense. why they were so slow to say that, look. it may be as inokay wous as the fact they went out and put facts out they had to walk back from so it may be simpilar as simple wanted to get more comfort they understood what happened. but i will tell you, you know, having as you pointed out been in the region, there is no question as of late august when i was there of the increasing presence and threat of extremism and the concern that that was to both libyan and american officials on the ground in tripoli. >> and also, we shou
let me just provide a little context with fran townsend. you're a national security contributor and a member of the cia external advisory committee and just last month you visited libya with your employer mcandrews and forbes. what did the law enforcement source tell you when it comes to the attack in benghazi? >> well, look, the investigator sense from being on the ground has been from they said to me day one that this was a terror attack and i think that's consistent hearing from...
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thanks very much to fran townsend. next, a member of congress cleared of ethics violations after a three-year investigation and a pretty amazing price tag for taxpayers. so does that add up? >>> and later, members of a jailed russian punk band have gained the support of yoko ono ahead of a court hearing that could set them free. the husband of one of the band members and his little daughter comes "outfront" tonight. ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram. in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing t
thanks very much to fran townsend. next, a member of congress cleared of ethics violations after a three-year investigation and a pretty amazing price tag for taxpayers. so does that add up? >>> and later, members of a jailed russian punk band have gained the support of yoko ono ahead of a court hearing that could set them free. the husband of one of the band members and his little daughter comes "outfront" tonight. ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i...
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thanks very much to fran townsend. next, a member of congress cleared of ethics violations after a three-year investigation and a pretty amazing price tag for taxpayers. so does that add up? >>> and later, members of a jailed russian punk band have gained the support of yoko ono ahead of a court hearing that could set them free. the husband of one of the band members and his little daughter comes "outfront" tonight. >>> our third story "outfront," congresswoman maxine waters not guilty. after three years of an investigation and what could be a $1.3 million tab to taxpayers, the house ethics committee has dropped its case against the california democrat. the alleged wrongdoing stems from a september 2008 meeting that she set up between a group of minority-owned banks and the treasury department. the problem is her husband had a financial interest in one of the banks, one united. this was back around september of 2008, the height of the financial crisis when treasury officials had a lot of things on their plates, things
thanks very much to fran townsend. next, a member of congress cleared of ethics violations after a three-year investigation and a pretty amazing price tag for taxpayers. so does that add up? >>> and later, members of a jailed russian punk band have gained the support of yoko ono ahead of a court hearing that could set them free. the husband of one of the band members and his little daughter comes "outfront" tonight. >>> our third story "outfront,"...
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they are still done conn dungting investigation, as fran townsend mentioned. interviews being done with witnesses and other people. they are not in benghazi, but tripoli and other rates in united states. witnesses to the event from the u.s. side are being interview ened even now. >> tom fuentes thanks so much for sharing this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> today's talk back question, should michelle obama's school lunch program continue? kids say they are starving. we will talk about the growing controversy. [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it's 10 years' of life's sunny days... or... the occasional stormy one... trust goes a long way. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you g
they are still done conn dungting investigation, as fran townsend mentioned. interviews being done with witnesses and other people. they are not in benghazi, but tripoli and other rates in united states. witnesses to the event from the u.s. side are being interview ened even now. >> tom fuentes thanks so much for sharing this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> today's talk back question, should michelle obama's school lunch program continue? kids say they are...
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townsend. fran currently serves on the cia external advisory committee and recently visited libya with her employer, mcandrews forbes. also with us, arwa damon, who has been breaking news all week for us from benghazi. so fran, what have we learned about these two navy s.e.a.l.s? initially a former s.e.a.l.s, it was thought they were there to protect the ambassador. that's not the case. >> that's not the case, anderson. they are part of this protective security contractor force. these two contractors -- the contractors generally are recruited from elite special forces because of their training and experience. in the case of doherty, he had served in iraq and afghanistan. these were both men who understood very well the dangers, the trouble and how to respond to it appropriately, but they were not -- they were there but not with the ambassador's security detail. they coordinated and deconflicted with the ambassador's detail. they also coordinated with libyans. their presence was not a secret, bu
townsend. fran currently serves on the cia external advisory committee and recently visited libya with her employer, mcandrews forbes. also with us, arwa damon, who has been breaking news all week for us from benghazi. so fran, what have we learned about these two navy s.e.a.l.s? initially a former s.e.a.l.s, it was thought they were there to protect the ambassador. that's not the case. >> that's not the case, anderson. they are part of this protective security contractor force. these two...
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cnn national security contributor fran townsend is joining us now. she has the scoop on all of it. as we often mention there is a
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let's dig deeper with our national security contributor, fran townsend. last month fran visited libya with her employer, mcandrews and forbes. fran, what do you make about this waiver for less security at this consulate in benghazi? is this a common practice? does this change something in the overall libya investigation? >> wolf, i don't think it really changes anything. certainly as part of the investigation now, we'll want to understand who made the recommendation. it would have gone -- the regional security officer would have been involved in what were the mitigation measures. if it couldn't meet the full standards, what were the rir requirements and how would they be met? the ambassador would have had to sign off on that waiver that went to washington. i think this turns out to be just part of what will be this ongoing investigation. >> you saw, i assume, "the new york times'" front page story today that u.s. intelligence in benghazi suffered a huge blow because immediately after the death of the ambassador and the three other americans, basically u.s
let's dig deeper with our national security contributor, fran townsend. last month fran visited libya with her employer, mcandrews and forbes. fran, what do you make about this waiver for less security at this consulate in benghazi? is this a common practice? does this change something in the overall libya investigation? >> wolf, i don't think it really changes anything. certainly as part of the investigation now, we'll want to understand who made the recommendation. it would have gone --...